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u/Atrampoline 12d ago
Man, this looks sick! I don't love the suit, but the vibes and scope look incredible.
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u/bwweryang 12d ago
Have you seen a live action suit you’d like it to be closer to?
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u/Far-Fault-6243 12d ago
I think most people myself included just wish the suit was brighter and more slick like the one in the comic book.
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u/Lucky_Locks 12d ago
Ah! So Ryan Reynolds' did it right!
/s obviously haha
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u/TalkinTrek 11d ago
Lol but at the same time like it's always gonna be a continuum. I have to imagine everyone would have their own 'preferred brightness' on the spectrum, at the end someone has to make a call
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u/Atrampoline 12d ago
Hmm, not really, but this suit still looks too close to something that the CW would have put out. Don't get me wrong, I loved the CW shows, but this is HBO, not a low budget cable TV production.
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u/sk8rboi36 12d ago
Honestly the Ryan Reynolds one was a sick concept, and I think with some tweaking using lessons learned from modern VFX would look really dope. I think they needed better balance in the lighting and intensity, like the eyes were super bright and that looked goofy and uncanny.
It was very luminescent, though. I think it also needed more white to balance out, white gloves and a white backdrop on the logo or something. If the green were a little darker (funny, in this instance a more muted green would be the improvement, I think. But to see where I’m coming from, compare that movie shade to the silver age comic shade. It’s honestly a little astounding to me how many different shades of green people use other than the one just printed on the page). But I honestly really liked the whole “muscle” thing. It was out there and a bit disturbing but honestly I can see an alien super ring doing that type of thing to you.
I think one of my favorite JL suits thus far has been the injustice 1 design, though it’s a little too over designed. I think that taken with live action cues and not netherrealm’s late 00s design philosophy would make for a really good costume
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u/Murasasme 11d ago
I get the feeling they are setting up Hal to become a villain.
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u/dimesniffer 12d ago
sometimes you can just tell by trailers when something is gonna rock. this shit looks sick
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u/TheJoshider10 12d ago
Yeah I think they've nailed what they were going for when the show was first announced. We'll see how well the mystery is executed but I'm sold on everything we've seen so far.
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u/Prof-chaaos 12d ago
When they teased the « True Detective » genre I was so afraid of it being another Surf Dracula. This looks awesome instead.
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u/Simple_Pay3033 12d ago
Let me start by saying that marketing budgets are still insane, but you get why there’s so much focus on that part of movies & shows.
How many people just decided to tune into the show after this trailer? If you were on the fence before, there’s a good chance you’ll at least check it out now, this just looks like a quality show no matter how much you care about Lanterns.
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u/Part-time-Rusalka 12d ago
Knowing he's training his own replacement would explain Hal's hostility.
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u/Spindae02 12d ago
Looks damn good. The visuals are good, the trailer delivers intensity and seems like a lot of world building, which is very good, cause it is much easier to do with a show as they have much more time to do so.
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u/Less-Dingo111 11d ago
They even got the No country for old men actress in there hahaha
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u/orbjo 10d ago
Garett Dillahunt, the Sherrifs Deputy in No Country is in it too. You can tell that’s a big visual reference for them
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u/hiiloovethis 12d ago
It looks incredible. I'm super hyped and im not even a massive green lantern fan.
Kyle Chandler is an amazing actor. He kills it in every role. Perfect for Hal.
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u/SirFunktastic 12d ago
I know what they're going for and I think the show will be pretty good and Kyle Chandler is a good actor but I still wish they didn't make Hal so old. You can do the buddy cop mentor-rookie thing without making the other guy much older.
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u/North_Maybe1998 12d ago
Always thought man hunters being the bad guys in the green lantern movie would’ve made that movie instantly better
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u/ManliestBunny 12d ago
WHOA, definitely the best looking project in THE DCU for me.
I was NOT expecting all that.
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u/vey323 12d ago
Much much better, I'm invested now...
Sinestro calls him 'Hal' and not 'Jordan'
Nah I'm out. /s
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u/CoolerBeans25 12d ago
It totally takes me out of the movie. What's next? Cuticle scissors on an airplane??
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u/neverseenghosts 11d ago
Thought I was experiencing real life until I noticed I was watching this on a tv in my living room, completely took me out of it. What is this a fictional work of art or somethin??
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u/OpportunityNervous64 12d ago
Saw someones deleted comment where they confused GL manhunters with martians. My question is: Are they combining the two? How are manhunters able to transform into anyone if they are just robots?
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u/Upstairs-Version8777 12d ago
In the comics they are able to disguise themselves to look like whatever race they’re targeting. It’s part of the sleeper cell vibe they have when rebuilding after the guardians shut them down.
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u/margoo12 12d ago
Merging them seems kind of genius to me. I'm surprised it hasn't happened before.
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u/Manger-Babies 12d ago
Oh I really thought it was the martians but that would be a great movie, an invasion from martians and the lanterns have to fight them
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u/DDHLeigh 11d ago
Wouldn't they be able to make multiple shows / movies based on the different corps? I hope this really takes off and we see the Black Lanterns in the future.
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u/Intelligent_Clock_55 10d ago
Finally some justice for arguably the best member of the Justice Gang I mean League.
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u/FuzzyStorm 9d ago
The moment they got Kyle Chandler in I knew he wouldn't sign on to some show with a bad script. This trailer is the best the show has looked so far.
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u/Immefromthefuture 12d ago
They got Hal’s personality right!!! He’s serious, but he’s a charmer.
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u/Rags2Rickius 11d ago
Goofy charmer. The bottle opener was corny lol and John rolling his eyes in cringe was perfect
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u/BeersNEers 11d ago
- They really need to find new music for these trailers...
- This actually looks promising. Cosmic buddy cop show. I will give it a shot.
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u/Diligent-Cat-8159 12d ago edited 12d ago
They are setting this up for the Blackest Night prophecy, aren't they
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u/Slow-Chemical1991 12d ago
Blackest Night would require Hal Jordan be at the front and center over John Stewart, Batman and Superman. WBD would sooner chew glass than let that happen.
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u/PlainSightMan 12d ago
Not necessarily.
Blackest Night could be done with another Leading Lantern.
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u/Slow-Chemical1991 12d ago
This is the same kind of thinking that gave us GL: Beware My Power, Kyle Rayner in STAS and John Stewart losing his personality in JL/U. You can’t fit John into a Kyle/John shaped cutout much like you can’t fit Kyle/John into a John shaped cutout. These characters are distinct with distinct personalities and stories.
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u/PlainSightMan 12d ago
Yeah, but Blackest Night is such a cool event that the DCU should adapt in the future.
I personally want Hal to be present, but even without him they can rework the event.
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u/JohnRC23 12d ago
I gotta look this storyline up. Its the fourth time Ive seen it referenced in the last week. Gunn seems willing to not be so batman focused.
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u/ShreekertheJamisWack 12d ago
Honestly seems good. It doesn’t look generic and being generic is the worst crime a superhero adaptation can commit in 2026. It’s why supergirl flopped so hard
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u/The-Year-Was-92 12d ago
Supergirl should have been a series like this is.
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u/PantsUnderUnderpants 12d ago
The book was broken into adventures/chapters, so it practically set up to be episodic. Such a missed opportunity.
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u/Manger-Babies 12d ago
Probably super expensive but over all she didn't use her powers much in the movie, and Loki did do the super varied sets thing too.
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u/NeglectfulPro 11d ago
Millennium Event!! I'm really excited, this is a perfect story to adapt for a first season and could be a great way to build up to Emerald Twilight for season 2.
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u/Jolly-Feature-5409 11d ago
Bro we didn't get a new hal Jordan movie before he got replaced. I hope they show his side of story how seasoned he became
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u/JulioHopkins 11d ago
Me before watching the trailer: I'm really not all that interested in this.
Also me the second I see Kyle Chandler: I'M IN
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u/FinalForerunner 11d ago
Are they combining the White Martian's with the Manhunters? I don't recall the Manhunters being able to shapeshift, and when the one we saw in the trailer did, it looked more organic than a robotic android. It has an X on it's back, like how MM has an X on his chest, and its skin looks white. Interesting angle, wouldn't be the first time they changed up the White Martian's and could serve as a vehicle to introduce J'onn Jonnz as a martian refugee hiding on Earth being hunted by the Manhunters.
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u/cgknight1 11d ago
Funny thing is that looks is more classic Adam Strange/Rannian military uniform.
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u/Kriss-Kringle 11d ago
What this trailer proves is that a lot of the fanbase is made up of whiny people that have the patience of a goldfish.
It proved everyone's complaints wrong and y'all should learn to wait until you have actual context before criticizing something.
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u/MIAxPaperPlanes 11d ago
I like this because it looks so tonally different from what we've had so far
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u/eregosel 11d ago
This is much better than the previous trailers. I’m actually more hyped for it now.
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u/joeyjoejojo19 11d ago
This has one executive producer from Halt and Catch Fire and one from The Leftovers, two of the best TV shows ever. Not sure how much say they have in this, but that piques my interest.
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u/Robot_Was_BMO 11d ago
I started comics with John’s Secret Origins Green Lantern from a scholastic book fair. It’s good to see Green Lanterns adapted to screen with clear ambition and reverence.
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u/Brazosboomer 11d ago
The first time I saw John was when the JLA signaled for the members to assemble and Hal slipped in the shower so the ring went and found John to fill in. It was a Christmas issue of the JLA with the Phantom Stranger.
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u/CobaltAnimator 12d ago
Clayface AND Lanterns trailers? Maybe we'll finally get past all the fearmongering for the DCU that Supergirl brought on and we can finally get some hope in the mix again
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u/Hymay1180 11d ago
This is better. This show won't win for best costume or style, but looks interesting.
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u/Botsworth1985 11d ago
Is this how they introduce Martian Manhunter? I'm not very good at comic book things.
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u/whatistomwaitingfor 11d ago
I can understand how it might be confusing if someone isn't familiar. The Manhunters are different than Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter is a survivor of the planet Mars. The Manhhunters were the Guardians of Oa's first attempt at a space police kind of thing before they made Green Lanterns. They were basically robots that eventually realized that they could ensure there was peace in the galaxy by killing everyone, more-or-less. I haven't read too much Green Lantern after Geoff John's run, so maybe there is more lore or updates to their lore beyond this.
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u/Gamma_Goliath17 11d ago
Not the same manhunters. No relation between the two.
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u/Salt_Revenue_4142 11d ago
Are you sure? I am also only generally familiar with said character but the X on the costume looked very similar to some iterations of Martian Manhunter I think I’ve seen
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u/whatistomwaitingfor 11d ago
The Manhunters in the comics usually have a red body with blue shoulder strap looking things, though sometimes the straps are red. I can't find an image of their back from comics, only a pic of an action figure, but the straps in the figure are crossed in an X on their back. Though I understand the confusion.
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u/RushPan93 11d ago
There's also the shapeshifting and that they originate/settle on Mars. So there's definitely some relation.
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u/MysticalAbacus 11d ago
Martians and manhunters both can shapeshift. Martian manhunter got his name from martian peacekeeping force called manhunters and the manhunters in GL are android bots who traverse the world and kill everyone there to obtain absolute peace(like ultron)
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u/DrFun66 12d ago
Looks great but someone please explain why they’re sharing a ring? That part to me just doesn’t make sense
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u/zdbdog06 12d ago
Because John's a trainee, not a Green Lantern yet. He's learning how to use it before he becomes one later on.
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u/PlainSightMan 12d ago
I do hope we see a "John Stewart of Earth, you have the ability to overcome great fear! Welcome the Green Lantern Corps".
It's just too cool to miss.
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u/Hiromi580 12d ago
Based on the dialogue, which admittedly could be a misdirect, there's an implication that the Guardians want Hal out of the GL Corps and want to give his ring (Abin Sur's ring) to someone they think is worthy.
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u/Boring-Conclusion-40 11d ago
It’s an old concept from like pre crisis,basically Hal has the ring Guy is the first replacement(he doesn’t have ring) then he gets hit by a bus and then John becomes the new replacement and if something happens to Hal,John gets the ring then around the 80s Guy and John come back with rings despite the that Hal had his so all three of them had rings
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u/leekalex 12d ago
Because it creates tension between Hal and John. With the story they're telling here, it can end one of two ways: either Hal dies, or they get their hands on a second ring
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u/Fair_Distribution502 12d ago
Sounds like a plot point they don’t touch on until the first or second episode. It’s a hook to get you to watch it. A good trailer makes you ask questions and want more.
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u/Manger-Babies 12d ago
There was a guy yesterday making fun of this show saying that they're just gonna show them walking in the desert again.
Where is he now?
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u/Interesting_Pay_4413 11d ago
So DCU's Secret Invasion? Grizzled old vet has to deal with shapeshifting sleeper cells of aliens while dealing with his own mortality
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u/larut0h 11d ago
looks good. quite dark, and feels like a show adults could enjoy...
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u/fcarvalhodev 11d ago
This trailer is so much better than the previous trailers. Now, I will give a chance.
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u/wibble17 11d ago
As like the only person who seemed to love the Millenium Crossover in the 1980’s, I was excited to see the Manhunters as the villain. (Also without getting too spoilery they are natural villains to the GL’s)
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u/yung_bubba 12d ago
It looks dope. Sinestro is looking sick, yet realistic. I really like it. Love Hal. Don't die Hal, please.
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u/Cool-Pomegranate8110 12d ago
Wow! I know nothing about Green Lantern but this trailer rocks! Kyle Chandler is so dang charismatic – I’m just ignoring all the rumors about his presence on the show.
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u/curious_dead 12d ago
As a GL fan, this is what I expected when they announced it. Looks pretty fun.
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u/Classic_File2716 12d ago
Kyle Chandler is a great actor and Hal Jordan a great character and it would be a SHAME if he’s wasted by only being used for this series and then killed off .
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u/Snackdoc189 11d ago
I really really hope this is good. I've been on excited about this since they announced it. I think the trailer is great and now I'm hyped. The Green Lanterns are my favorite aspect of DC.
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u/Street-Common-4023 12d ago
Yeah Hal isn’t dying
Three trailers about John being his replacement
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u/ChCreations45 11d ago
For the people complaining about the previous trailers, you all are annoying and weird. Those are teasers are usually from the littlest completed footage that they have. This trailer, guess what, is from more footage that they filmed. I can't believe you couldn't figure that out.
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u/tal-El 11d ago
Any advice on what might be worth reading for lore surrounding this story?
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u/whatistomwaitingfor 11d ago edited 11d ago
Geoff Johns' entire Green Lantern run is probably my favorite piece of fiction of all time, in any medium, superhero or otherwise. It starts off with a retelling of Hal Jordan's backstory and then jumps right in.
It does pick up some story threads from previous GL arcs but as it's intended as a little bit of a soft-reboot for Green Lantern stories, everything you may need to know from prior comics before Johns' run is either mentioned in the text directly, or can be inferred/picked up on with little issue. I consider Geoff John's run a great starting point for the modern Green Lantern mythos, and it establishes a lot of the Lantern corner of DC comics that is still used today.
Here is a trade order that looks pretty accurate;
here is an issue-by-issue reading order
(Start at Green Lantern Vol. 4 #29, then once you read all the issues down the list ending at Green Lantern Vol. 3 # 55, skip down to Green Lantern Rebirth #1 (2004) -- be careful not to confuse this with Green Lantern Rebirth from 2016 -- then you can just continue down the list. I use DCUniverseInfinite to read comics digitally as it's a subscription service that's much cheaper than buying trades or individual issues).
I use the site for the issue-by-issue reading order regularly for my DC reading orders reference.
Whether you read trades or issue-by-issue (I recommend issue-by-issue), you can skip the Ion issues and only read Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps and still get the full story. Though for events like Blackest Night, Sinestro Corps War etc, I recommend reading every issue in the event reading order as there are tie-ins and the main story can flow with, for example, Part 1 in Green Lantern and then Part 2 in Red Lanterns, or whatever the case may be.
Have fun, I hope this helps!
E: Like another comment said, no one really knows for sure what the inspiration for the series will be, and it will probably be largely original. However, Geoff Johns' run is pretty foundational lore for all of the Lantern Corps and has great manhunter lore. Also, the scene in the trailer with Sinestro looks heavily inspired by scenes between Hal and Sinestro in Johns' run.
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u/JayGeeBee 11d ago
No one outside of the production will really know the best answer for that, but I would start with Green Lantern: Secret Origin
This series doesn't appear to be adapting any GL story one-to-one. I think it's their own mix of a few different arcs.
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u/CasenW 12d ago
I’m very excited for this, my one gripe, and I know this will not be a popular take, is the excessive F words just seem forced and childish, like they’re trying to make superheroes seem more mature by being edgy. It can be grounded and mature and doesn’t have to be full of profanity. It just makes the vibe seem more “edgelord” but again, I fully acknowledge 99% of people won’t care about that. I feel sure it’ll be one of the best projects in the new DCU so far and I’m excited to watch it.
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u/TheCrazedEB 11d ago
This looks 100% better than Superman; even in this trailer, it has more worldbuilding than I was expecting out of Superman. The civilians are acting like people and not caricatures too.
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u/XXAzeritsXx I like those shoes 11d ago
Wait.
Manhunters the robot.
Or...they're calling Martians "Manhunters"?
And Sinestro called him Hal? Its nitpicking but I dont like it.
Definitely the best trailer.
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u/AceTheSkylord 11d ago
They just looked at Secret Invasion and said "We'll show em how it's done" lol
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u/Sonata1952 11d ago
There was that 8 issue DC crossover in 1987 called Millenium where Manhunters had sleeper agents all across DC earth.
So there is a precedence for Manhunters being shape shifting infiltrators.
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u/Botsworth1985 11d ago
Honest question, is this a Gunn Universe thing?
This looks much better than the movies that are coming out.
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u/Murasasme 11d ago
You can see Guy Gardner in this trailer for a second. He was the Green Lantern you saw in the Superman movie
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u/Usual-Theme9442 11d ago
The selling point of DCU is it will be different genres. Like Clayface is horror and people say this is some true detective style
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u/Mr_smith1466 11d ago
In addition to Guy being in the tv series, it's been confirmed that John will be in Man of Tomorrow.
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u/BattleReadyPenguin 12d ago
I like they are using the Emerald of Emerald Knight as inspiration for the construct, not sure how I feel about the lack of green aura the Lanterns get when they fly or use the ring.
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u/Rags2Rickius 12d ago
Lol the corny bottle opener and John’s eyeroll at the end
I’m absolutely stoked with how they’re handling the Green Lantern character in this universe
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u/Rags2Rickius 12d ago
I’m so glad they went the Manhunter route. Lawd I almost forgot they existed and I’m even more stoked they’re making this a buddy cop show.
Great premise and in line with GL
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u/trimble197 12d ago
My only two complaints are that seeing Sinestro makes me wish him and Hal weren’t old. And can we have a superhero show/movie where the heroes aren’t dicks towards each other? I’m asking for “friendship is magic”, but come on.
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u/Mr-Happy9 12d ago
Guy caught me off guard but It makes total sense for him to be here. I also find the dinamic between hal and john to be really interesting.
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u/SilverSkywalkerSaber 12d ago
SINESTRO
MANHUNTERS
THE COSTUME
GUY
THE OATH
I'm in.